Pythagorean Astronomy: Radio astronomy close-up

Posted on 28 June 2015 by Chris North

Radio telescopes are normally used for looking at very distant objects thousands, millions, or possibly even billions of light years away. But to do that, they have to look through the Earth’s atmosphere. For some radio astronomers the distorting effects of our atmosphere are an annoyance, but earlier this year Australian astronomers using the Murchison
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ISE and Universe in the Classroom give pupils a double dose of Astronomy!

Posted on 19 June 2015 by Sarah Roberts

Inspiring Science Education and Universe in the Classroom teamed up yesterday to give pupils from Ysgol Pencae primary school a double dose of astronomy! The pupils went on a journey through space, starting in the Solar System and then zooming out to the cosmic wonders beyond! Year 5 pupils from the Welsh Medium school in
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Student Prize winners for outstanding contribution to Outreach

Posted on 12 June 2015 by Haley Gomez

This year, the School of Physics and Astronomy awarded their inaugural prizes for outstanding contribution to outreach and public engagement to students at a prize-giving ceremony at the annual Chaos Student Ball. The winners of the prizes were Jenifer Millard (undergraduate) and Peri Jones (postgraduate). Postgraduate student Matthew Allen was also highly commended for his
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Postgraduate student Peri Jones describes the 2015 Eclipse in Welsh

Posted on 12 June 2015 by Haley Gomez

Watch Peri Jones, a Welsh medium student at Cardiff University’s School of Physics and Astronomy, discuss the solar eclipse earlier this year.
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